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Submitted by Susann
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1905 - 1907 Louise Helen Petersen's photographs

I found this photograph within the documents of my grandmother Louise Helen Bruhn born Petersen. With the help of the people outside the Cathedral the fans in the Cathedral were moved.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, January 1, 1905
Gallery: 
1905 - 1907 Louise Helen Petersen's photographs
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Submitted by annelisec on Sun, 2014-12-28 06:20.

So this shows the coolies making the punkas move about inside to create a breeze by pulling on thier strings.. 

Submitted by David on Wed, 2014-12-31 10:32.

Great photo, thanks for uploading.

I've made a gallery to group all these photos together: http://gwulo.com/taxonomy/term/6294

And also a page for your grandmother: http://gwulo.com/node/22813

Regards, David

Submitted by Susann on Mon, 2015-01-12 07:07.

David, many thanks!